BOOMERANG Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

boomerang

verb

as in to backfire

to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect the well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it

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Recent Examples of boomerang Those lower judges eventually rejected his arguments, and Reed boomeranged back to the justices. —

Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026 The idea of Miami boomeranging from 7-10 to make the playoffs next year and maybe even end that playoff-victory drought is not be crazy. —

Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026 The wild part is how quickly that creator theme boomeranged back at us in real time. —

Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025 Finding a way to bring value to others always boomerangs in some way. —

Victoria Thomas, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boomerang

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Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, had cautioned in April that Malaysia's blanket under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, has cautioned that Malaysia’s under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet.

— Eileen Ng, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026